Veronica Gambara (November 29, 1485 – June 13, 1550) was an Italian poet, stateswoman and political leader. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for
Life
Born near Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy, Gambara came from a distinguished family , one of the seven children of Count Gianfrancesco da Gambara and Alda Pio da Carpi [1]. Brescia ( Lombard: Brèsa) is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Her family contained a number of distinguished intellectuals as members , including her grandmother Ginevra and great-aunt, Isotta Nogarola [2] . Isotta Nogarola (1418 &ndash 1466 was a writer and intellectual born into a well-to-do family in Verona, Italy. She was educated in literature, philosophy, and languages from an early age. She learned to compose in classical Latin and read Latin poetry. When she was 17 she corresponded with the leading neo-Petrarchan, Pietro Bembo, [3] who later became her mentor. Petrarchan (also Petrarchanism, Petrarchian) - Is a type of sonnet which refers to a concept of unattainable love first developed by Italian humanist and Pietro Bembo ( May 20, 1470 - either 11 January or 18 January, 1547 was an Italian scholar poet literary theorist and By 1530 her poetry was known throughout Italy [2].
In 1508 she was betrothed to a cousin, Giberto X, Count of Correggio [1] . He was a 50 year old widower, she was 23. She married him in 1509 in Amalfi. Although an arranged marriage she developed real feeling for her husband and wrote poems of their love. They had two sons, Ippolito was born in 1510 and Girolamo in 1511 [1]. After Giberto's death in 1518 she expressed her grief in her poetry. She took charge of his estates as well as the education of her two sons[2].
She took an active role in the military defence of Correggio in wars between the Hapsburg Emperor Charles V and the French king, Francis I [3]. Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was Francis I (September 12 1494 &ndash March 31 1547 was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547 She addressed poems to various leaders on the necessity of peace that were by turns flattering and stern. [2]
Se died in 1550 in Correggio, Italy.
Approximately 80 of her poems and 150 of her letters are extant, although there is no full English translation of her work [2]. Most of her poems are sonnets, although she also wrote madrigals, ballads, and stanze in ottava rima. Besides her political poems, she wrote poems of love, religious devotion, and pastoral praise of Brescia and Correggio. [3]
Notes
- ^ a b c Ellen Moody
- ^ a b c d e Brooklyn Museum
- ^ a b c Women's Voices
References
- Veronica Gambara Entry at the Dinner Party Database of notable women, Brooklyn Museum. Accessed May 2008.
- Under the Sign of Dido: Veronica Gambara (1485-1550), Life, Letters, and Poetry Ellen Moody April 2004. Accessed May 2008.
- Veronica Gambara (1485-1550) at "Other Women's Voices. " Biography, Bibliography, and poetry extracts. Accessed May 2008.
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